Tag Archives: Free Thought
Two completely different ways of looking at the world
For most of us in the Western world, challenging religion and advocating free thought are reasonably risk-free activities. One has to admire the courage of Syrian poet Adonis, advocating those ideals while delivering the keynote address at the ‘Innovation in Islam’ conference.
“If a religion cannot offer human beings free thinking and freedom, there is [...]
Organizing atheists & free thinkers
One of the factors that makes religion attractive and atheism unattractive to many people is that atheism offers no community. Humans are social animals. Churches have long exploited this aspect of our humanity. I would wager that many theists place more value on their church membership than they do on the theological implications of belief.
A [...]
Positive or negative?
I been thinking lately.
Should I be satisfied with defining my beliefs in the negative (atheist), or should I make more of an effort to accentuate the positive aspects of my personal philosophy (free thinking)?
I don’t know that either viewpoint should be exclusive. But I am going to try to address my interests from a [...]
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